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5
EAST & BAYS COURIER, JANUARY 19, 2011
NEWS
Support Groups for Women
Inner City Women's Group (approved service provider)
has a strong commitment to ensuring family violence
support groups are accessible to all women within
the community on a donation basis
Involvement in domestic abuse can be a life shattering experience and
Inner City Women's Group has responded to the many different needs
expressed by developing an integrated package of education/support
courses to assist women to rebuild their lives.
For course schedules - please visit our website:
www.innercitywomensgroup.org.nz
For support and enrolment contact:
Phone: 360 4933
Email: icwg@xtra.co.nz
Welcome Haere mai
2011 courses in your area are about to start
and we are now taking enrolments
Breaking the Cycle - victims of domestic violence
Irate, Women and Anger
Reclaiming Myself - assertiveness, communication,
confidence building
"Unique course" - Between Mother and Child - parenting
in the context of domestic violence
Preventing Violence against Women - Te Araitanga Tukino Whare Tangata
On track: Ben Dallas, 20, is determined to win this season's BMW Mini Class Championship. Photo: AMY McGILLIVRAY
By AMY McGILLIVRAY
Driver set to reach his target
A young driver has his
sights set on winning his
class this season after
narrowly missing out
last year. And so far he's
right on track with a
22-point lead after round
three of the competition.
Ben Dallas, 20, is
racing in the BMW Mini
class of the 2010-2011
Motorsport New Zealand
Championship -- his
third full season of
racing cars.
He came third in his
first season and second
last season but he is
committed to holding on
to the top spot this year.
I'm in a pretty good
position,'' he says.
I want to go for as
many wins as I can.''
And more wins is what
he will be aiming for
when he races in Timaru
this weekend.
The Meadowbank resi-
dent is driving for Team
Kiwi Racing with the
backing of sponsor
Konica Minolta.
Dallas had developed a
passion for racing by the
age of four after his dad
convinced the staff at a
go-kart track to let him
have a drive.
I pretty much got
hooked from then.''
But he had to wait
three years to be old
enough to race. I woke
up on my seventh birth-
day and said: Dad, I can
race karts now'.''
And he hasn't looked
back.
Dallas started playing
around in cars at the age
of 13 but it wasn't until
he was 16 that he got his
first opportunity to race
them.
He won a Formula
BMW Scholarship to
compete in the Formula
BMW Asia series but the
family wasn't able to
raise the rest of the
money required for him
to race. He got another
chance to prove himself
in the sport when he won
the 2008-2009 Castrol-
Suzuki Scholarship
which has seen him
racing in the Suzuki
Swift Championship for
the last two seasons.
His ambitions go far
beyond racing minis,
which have a top speed
of about 215kmh.
The ultimate goal for
me would be V8
Supercars in Australia,''
he says.
The ultimate thing
would be getting paid to
do what I love which is to
drive a car.''
And Dallas, who also
studies business at AUT
and works full time, is
doing everything he can
to make that a reality.
He hopes to compete in
some Australian races
this year and trains five
days a week to keep in
top condition.
A lot of people don't
understand how physical
itistoraceacaratthose
speeds for such a long
period of time,'' he says.
He says it is the thrill
and excitement of racing
that keeps him going.
I'm a huge adrenaline
junkie.
I like the speed and
being able to outwit
someone in a car.''
Appeal
helpers
needed
Volunteer to support the
Heart Foundation during
its annual appeal and
help to stop New Zea-
landers dying prema-
turely of heart disease.
The charity is calling
for volunteers to lend a
hand on February 11
when it hits the streets
to collect donations to
support its work.
This year's campaign
focuses on the impact
premature and prevent-
able heart disease has on
families.
To help keep our fam-
ilies and communities
together for longer, it's
more vital than ever that
New Zealanders get
behind our annual
appeal -- heart disease
remains the single
biggest killer of men and
women in New Zealand
and heart attacks are
increasing in younger
adults,'' regional ope-
rations manager Darryl
Bishop says.
Anyone who pulls
together a team of six or
more gets a double movie
pass and vouchers from
Event Cinemas. Go to
www. heartfoundation.
org.nz or call 571-9191 to
register.